Naafkopf

Naafkopf, seen from Alp Gritsch ( Liechtenstein )

The Naafkopf, also called Schneetälispitz is, with a height of 2,571 meters above Adria ( Austrian leveling) or 2,570 meters above sea level ( Swiss leveling) a climbing and hiking mountain in the Rätikon, a mountain range of the Western Central Alps.

The measurement of the summit with crucifix lying exactly on the border between the Austrian province of Vorarlberg, the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the southern territory of Liechtenstein Schaan. So he lies on a triangle. To the north, southeast and northwest sending distinctive ridges of carrying the state borders: to Älpelekopf between Samina and Gamperdonatal, Schesaplana, with the Aebi of Grüscher Taschinesbachtals, and Falknis.

The Naafkopf looks from the east like a flat pyramid, but is regarded by the other directions of very rugged. That and its easy accessibility make him both for climbers and hikers to an often visited destination.

Environment

The Naafkopf belongs to Naafkopf - Falknis chain and provides its eastern terminus Represents the Vorarlberg village Nenzinger sky is about four and a half kilometers in a straight line to the northeast. About seven and a half kilometers away, in direction southsouthwest, lies the Graubündner Jenin. The next Liechtenstein place is about five kilometers north location Malbun. South of Naafkopfs is a 1.5 km scoring in diameter basin with the Alpe Ijes. To the north extends the open north Naaftal, and the western flank falls down to the high sheet-like Barthümelalpe with their steep fall red wall. Neighboring mountains of Naafkopfs are in the course of Nordgrats, separated by the transition Bettlerjoch to 2,108 meters above sea level, the 2,365 meter high Augstenberg, during the south-eastern ridge, separated by the Barthümeljoch ( 2,305 m), which is Tschingel with 2,541 meters above sea level and in the southwest separated by the Ijesfürggli, called the 2,574 meter high background Grauspitz, and black horn.

Bases and routes

The Naafkopf is developed by a well- developed network of trails. Due to its northwest flank leads to about 2,200 meters of partially equipped with cable Insurance Liechtenstein path, which is a connection between the Pfälzerhütte on the Bettlerjoch and the Salarueljoch in the east.

For an ascent of Naafkopfs on the normal route, the Palatinate the Liechtenstein Alpine Association serves as a base. He executes without difficulty from the cottage in an hour walk to the summit. From Alpe Ijes the south, the walking time is according to the literature about 2 ½ hours in the UIAA I. Serious difficulty climbing trips, however, result about the crimes committed since 1924 in the western ridge UIAA grade II to IV in free climbing ( technically: A0).

Sources and maps

  • Manfred Hunziker: Ringelspitz / Arosa / Rätikon, Alpine Touring / Grison Alps, publisher of the SAC 2010, ISBN 978-3-85902-313-0, p 475
  • Guenther Flaig: Alpine Club leaders Rätikon, Bergverlag Rudolf Munich, 1989, ISBN 3-7633-1098-3
  • Alexander Tollmann: Geology of Austria, Volume I - The Central Alps, Vienna, F. Deuticke, 1977
  • Map of Switzerland 1:25,000, sheet 1156, Schesaplana
Granite First ascent Levelling As the crow flies Jenins National Maps of Switzerland
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